Gender and Child Development Permanent Secretary Mainga Kabika has called on the mining companies in North Western Province to compliment the government’s effort in strengthening child protection rights.
Ms Kabika says the government remains committed to ensuring all Provinces across the country have fully functional one stop centers and habitable safe houses to host gender-based violence victims and sexually abused children.
Ms Kabika said this when she paid a courtesy call on Barrick Lumwana Mine in Kalumbila District yesterday
The Permanent Secretary said the Department of Gender is working tirelessly to safeguard the wellbeing of the affected victims by placing them in safe homes equipped with essential amenities.
She said the government highly recognises public private partnerships as they play a significant role in sustainable economic growth as well as enhancing socio economic development in the local communities.
She added that the country has continued to record an increase in gender-based violence and child defilement cases across the country, hence the need for collaboration to curb the vice through increased sensitisation programs in work places, schools and communities.
Lumwana Mine Community Welfare Coordinator Belinda Lubasi said the Mine has a safe house within its premises where GBV victims are housed.
She added that the Mine works in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Justice and the Zambia Police.
And the Mines Community relations manager Bernadette Shonga expressed gratitude for the gesture.
